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Historian Candice Millard's RIVER OF THE GODS. Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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RIVER OF THE GODS by bestselling historian Candice Millard is her fourth book. Known for her meticulously researched work, her newest book is an ad...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2022
  • Length: 10:08
731: Empathy For Monsters / 732: Growing Justice, 10/8/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Empathy For Monsters" - The American soldiers who guarded Saddam Hussein came to like and care about him. This hour: Should we feel empa...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
Constitution
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: John R. Vile, Credit: newschannel5
The first clause of the First Amendment forbids Congress from adopting any laws tending to the establishment religion. Even with that definitive ve...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 03, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Expanding the Franchise (hour/no bb)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Dwayne Betts was only a teenager when he was convicted of carjacking and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Today, he’s an acclaimed poet and accompli...

Bought by KHEN-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRST-FM Oshkosh, Royalton Community Radio, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 6
Expanding the Franchise (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Dwayne Betts was only a teenager when he was convicted of carjacking and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Today, he’s an acclaimed poet and accompli...

Bought by WTJU, KUHF, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KEDT, WRGY and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Expanding the Franchise (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Dwayne Betts was only a teenager when he was convicted of carjacking and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Today, he’s an acclaimed poet and accompli...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WJCU, Harford Community Radio, WFHB, KRDP and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Expanding the Franchise (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Dwayne Betts was only a teenager when he was convicted of carjacking and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Today, he’s an acclaimed poet and accompli...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KUHF, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
A.M. Homes: “The Unfolding” of American Democracy
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Salman Rushdie praised A.M. Homes’ latest novel, The Unfolding as, “A terrific black comedy, written almost entirely in pitch-perfect dialogue, tha...

Bought by KWMR, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
Viva Brother Nagi from Kerning Cultures
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Nagi Daifallah was a young farm worker from Yemen who participated in the 1973 Grape Strike along with the UFW until he was murdered by a Sheriff....

  • Added: Sep 12, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
2022-09-11 Hobbes and the Ideal Citizen
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What do citizens owe the state? What does the state owe its citizens?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSKQ, WLPR , and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 12, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
The Declaration Does Not Apply
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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The founders left three groups out of the Declaration of Independence: Black Americans, Indigenous peoples, and women. This is how they responded.

Bought by WYAP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WVTF, WXDU, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2022
  • Length: 51:31
  • Purchases: 14
America, Fast Forward
From: Jenna Spinelle
Series: When the People Decide
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In the words of one expert, California has “gone crazy for propositions.” In this episode, we tell the story of one of the state’s most notorious b...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 30:41
Symbols of Freedom
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Enamelled Figures from British India, Credit: Sandip Roy
India celebrates 75 years of Independence from Britain in a new exhibit called March to Freedom.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 16, 2022
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
Compromise and Concessions
From: Rebecca McInroy
Series: American Compassion
Caption: American Compassion, Credit: Bonnie Siegler
Explore the complicated and rich history behind the compromises made in order to get the New Deal through, and what lasting consequences they have ...

Bought by KUT and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 08, 2022
  • Length: 58:38
  • Purchases: 2
FDR and The New Deal
From: Rebecca McInroy
Series: American Compassion
Caption: American Compassion, Credit: Bonnie Siegler
The third episode of American Compassion dives into the story of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, exploring who he was and focusing on how FDR, born to w...

Bought by KUT and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 08, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Imagining A Safety Net
From: Rebecca McInroy
Series: American Compassion
Caption: American Compassion, Credit: Bonnie Siegler
In this first episode of American Compassion, we explore what life was like in America without a safety net. Join executive producer Rebecca McInro...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KUT


  • Added: Aug 05, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Revisiting GOP Party Dynamics: The Decline of Moderates & Rise of Populism
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Revisiting GOP Party Dynamics: The Decline of Moderates & Rise of Populism
Applying a GOP history lesson to our current political moment

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 36:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Waldorf Conference
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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The birth of the Hollywood Blacklist.

Bought by KFCF FM, KMUN, KWMR, Spokane Public Radio, WPCA-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 19
White Hoax: Racism, Divide-and-Conquer, and Politics
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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On today's episode anti-racism activist and author Tim Wise examines the concept of Whiteness and what he describes as the psychological wage of wh...

Bought by WXDU and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Together Tonight: Hamilton, Jefferson, Burr
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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Three of America's Founding Fathers square off over their young country's future.

Bought by KFCF FM, KWMR, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:02
  • Purchases: 22
World in Progress 06/16/2022
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: The remnants of slavery - June 19th or Juneteenth is the day where the US commemorates the end of slavery. Dealing with...

Bought by WVTF and KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Jun 17, 2022
  • Length: 24:29
  • Purchases: 2
Winston Churchill's Connection to a Small Midwestern Town
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Timonthy Riley in the Churchill Museum., Credit: Tonya Fitzpatrick
Hear why a small Midwest American town pays tribute to Sir Winston Churchill and where you can walk in the footsteps of his life.

  • Added: Jun 15, 2022
  • Length: 31:43
Booktalk: Bill McKibben’s “The Flag, The Cross and the Station Wagon”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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“I’m curious about what went so suddenly sour with American patriotism, American faith, and American prosperity.” Bill McKibben is an educator, en...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 09:53
Georgia On All Our Minds: These Not So United States
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Georgia On All Our Minds: These Not So United States, Credit: The Purple Principle
All political roads lead to Georgia these days. The Peach State was so pivotal in the 2020 election of Joe Biden and the 2021 runoff election of tw...

  • Added: May 24, 2022
  • Length: 32:50

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